Stunning strikes from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, plus a late third from sub Jesus Navas, saw City cancel out Fabio Borini’s opener and lift the first trophy of Pellegrini’s reign.

But now the City boss wants his side to go on and win everything in their sights this season. He said: “We’re the only club that still has the chance to continue trying to win all the competitions and this will give us a lot of confidence.

“So it’s important to win the first one for such a big club like Manchester City. We will try.

“We know it’s not easy but we’re going to try to do it.

“For a club like Manchester City, to fail is not good. We failed last year, but we did not fail today.

“We’re going to have a great season when the season ends in May. We have won one trophy, but nobody can think that is enough.

“We can improve, but with important players, you can never be satisfied with one trophy.”

City are aiming to become the first English team to win the domestic Treble of the League, FA Cup and League Cup, while also trying to overturn a 2-0 deficit at Barcelona in the Champions League.